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Title: Terminator 2 Botched CP Wiring? (w/ pics)
Post by: danielm7999 on January 27, 2016, 10:42:03 pm

Hi guys - I recently bought a T2 arcade game. As I was taking it apart to clean it up and check everything out I've noticed that the previous owner has botched some of the wiring etc, and Im wondering if this is one of them:

There are two fuses attached on the underside of the control panel. As you can see in the pic, Player2 gun red wire is not spliced so it can't connect to its fuse ends. Player1 gun red wire IS spliced and connected to its fuse. This looks strange to me...like the factory never connected Player2 to the fuse. Ive included the wiring diagram from the manual. Maybe someone can make more sense of it than I can. I cant tell if that diagram lists a fuse on it..

Is Player2's wiring incorrect? Should I splice Player2's red wire and connect it to the fuse the same as Player1's red wire? Anyone got any pics of the wiring on their T2 control panel?

Title: Re: Terminator 2 Botched CP Wiring? (w/ pics)
Post by: danielm7999 on January 28, 2016, 05:31:57 pm

After getting desperate for an answer, I started calling around to local arcade rentals and repair shops. Here's the answer in case anyone else runs into this in the future:

One of the repair techs told me that those fuses attached to the underside of the T2 control panel are to protect the guns internal coils (which make the guns vibrate) from burning up. So Player1 is wired correctly & Player2 is incorrect. Technically, Player2's guns MIGHT work without connecting the red wire to the fuse (I dunno for sure) but I run the risk of shortening the life of that coil if I leave it that way. So, in this case, I have to splice Player2's red wire (which runs from the internal coil down & out of the bottom of the gun housing) and attach it to both ends of 1 of the fuses installed under the control panel.

Not sure if it matters which direction the wire should run through the fuse connections, but I guess I'll find out one way or another.

Title: Re: Terminator 2 Botched CP Wiring? (w/ pics)
Post by: Slippyblade on January 28, 2016, 05:34:43 pm

Fuses are not polarized, so doesn't matter.

Title: Re: Terminator 2 Botched CP Wiring? (w/ pics)
Post by: danielm7999 on January 28, 2016, 05:38:03 pm

Thanks man, I appreciate that! Good to know

Title: Re: Terminator 2 Botched CP Wiring? (w/ pics)
Post by: pbj on January 28, 2016, 07:20:45 pm

If it works -  LEAVE IT ALONE.

Title: Re: Terminator 2 Botched CP Wiring? (w/ pics)
Post by: danielm7999 on January 28, 2016, 07:47:50 pm

Yeah normally that's a good philosophy, but the previous owner did a hack job on a lot of the wiring and I don't wanna risk ruining parts by playing it without correcting the obvious mistakes. Thx